Public Employee Speech Rights: Survey of Recent Trends

Joseph Mead

Public Employee Speech Rights: Survey of Recent Trends

Joseph Mead

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Abstract

Public employees have the right to free speech in their personal capacities, but that right is tempered in many instances by the interests of their governmental employers. This piece provides an overview of the speech rights of public employees, highlighting approaches taken in recent appellate decisions. The piece ends with practical suggestions for public employers.

Original language	American English
Journal	Review of Public Personnel Administration
Volume	40
State	Published - Sep 1 2020

Keywords

free speech
First Amendment
discipline
public employee

Disciplines

Constitutional Law
First Amendment
Labor and Employment Law
Law
Public Policy
Social Policy
State and Local Government Law
Supreme Court of the United States

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